A Forest Fire in Augusta County
is burning tonight-- and still growing.

It jumped more than one thousand
acres.

And- rough, rocky, steep terrain
is making it tough on crews.

As News7's Susan Bahorich tells
us the fire is only about 10-percent
contained.

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Rockbridge Resident

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*CG 2line Chris Rose

U.S. Forest Service

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*CG standup Susan Bahorich

sbahorich@wdbj7.com

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*CG 2line Al McPhereson

U.S. Forest Service

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DOT RICHIE, ROCKBRIDGE RESIDENT:

IT WAS ACTUALLY A SPECTATULAR THING TO
SEE AT THE NIGHT... IT LOOKED LIKE CITY
LIGHTS LINED UP ON THAT MOUNTAIN..
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Dot Richie has a bird's eye view of the
Valley from her home in Rockbridge

County.

It's where she's watching a fire burn
in the St. Mary's Wilderness area.

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DOT RICHIE, ROCKBRIDGE RESIDENT: ABOUT
4 OCLOCK TUES AFTERNOON I SAW SOMETHING
WAS GOING ON... I SAW SMOKE JUST THIS
SIDE OF THE GOUGE WHERE YOU SEE THE
SMOKE THE FARTHEST. (43) NORTH .(45)
AND I KNEW THE MOUNTAIN WAS ON FIRE AND
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. (48)

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Richie was one of many people to call
9-1-1 Tuesday afternoon.

Within 24-hours, its grown more than
1,000 acres.

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Chris Rose of the Forest Service says
in addition to the dry conditions
-rough, rocky terrain is hampering
firefighting efforts.

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CHRIS ROSE: THERE'S VERY LITTLE
ACCESS, NO ROADS, VERY FEWS TRAILS IN
THIS CASE BRIDGES AND TRAILS HAVE BEEN
WASHED OUT BY FLOODS FROM A FEW YEARS
AGO. (22)

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SUSAN BAHORICH, REPORTING: IN SIMILAR
SITUATIONS - A HELICOPTER LIKE THIS ONE
WOULD BE USED TO BRING IN WATER, BUT
THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT WON'T WORK
IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THERE AREN'T CREWS
ON THE GROUND TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

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Yesterday's high winds made it tough on
the more than 80 people working on the
ground. Today's hazy conditions aren't
much better.

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AL MCPHERESON, FOREST SERVICE: VERY

ROUGH TERRAIN, ITS VERY REMOTE.. IT'S
DIFFICULT FIREFIGHTING AND THIS FIRE IS
GOING TO BE WITH US FOR A WHILE... (28)

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The Forest Service is asking people to
be patient.

And while it is legal to burn in some
of these areas, the forest service
hopes everyone will rethink burning at
all.

They waited hours in line, some
people arriving before dawn... for free
dental care.

It's sponsored by Roanoke's
Mission of Mercy Dental Project- and
next month it'll be offered again.

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News 7's health reporter Joy Sutton
joins us with details..

Jean -- the challenge is finding
hundreds of volunteers.

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jsutton@wdbj7.com And we're not just talking about
dentists...they also need the public's
help.

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Patient

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*CG locator Roanoke

May 2007

:10 Very Quick

*CG 2line Gary Helton

Rke. Mission of Mercy Dental Project

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*CG 2line Jac Nazario

Volunteer

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I GOT THERE AT 4 AM IN THE MORNING AND
LINE WAS STILL OUT THE DOOR..it was
that important to you YEAH

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That important not just to her.. but
to the hundreds who came out in need of
dental care.

Sandy Schaffer says at the time she
had two teeth that she was fearful of
losing...but because of the Mission of
Mercy Dental Project she was able to
save them.

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VERY VALUABLE..I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE
ANYMORE TEETH

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This year organizers hope to help
another 13-hundred people in our
community.

But they say they can't pull it off
this year without a lot more
volunteers.

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VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACK BONE OF THIS
PROJECT

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The greatest need is for dental
assistants, nurses, interpreters, but
most importantly general volunteers.

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WE CAN TAKE ANYONE'S SKILLS THEY HAVE
AND BE SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE FROM
THAT..WE JUST ANYONE FROM ANY CATEGORY
OF LIFE

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That's because general volunteers
make up half of the 600 people needed
each day to pull this dental project
off.

Jac Nazario was one the volunteers
last year.

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SOME PEOPLE WEREN'T ABLE TO WALK-IN WE
HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE WHEELCHAIRED IN
AND SOME PEOPLE NEEDED COMPANIONS SO WE
WERE COMPANIONS FROM START TO FINISH
SOME PEOPLE COULDN'T READ, SOME PEOPLE
COULDN'T WRITE SO WE HAD VOLUNTEER TO
DO ALL THAT FOR THEM

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But for the many who benefit..like
Schaffer..you can't put a price tag on
their smile.

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those were important teeth tooth too
THEY ARE MY FANGS

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TAKE BOARD TAKE BOARD

To volunteer call 540-981-7079. We
also have a link on our website wdbj7
dot com where you can sign up online.

Carilion Clinic, Delta Dental, and
Roanoke City are helping pay for the
project.

<< Good evening, I'm meteorologist
Robin Reed in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Expect a rather mild night
with lows in the low and mid 50s. Skies
will be variably cloudy. Light showers
skirted just to our north Thursday, and
that's exactly where they will stay
tonight. The Greenbrier Valley and west
central Highlands may see a sprinkle -
but that's it. Friday may start with a
little sunshine mixed with clouds, but
with time clouds will thicken as the
boundary to our north moves into the

NEWS7 viewing area. Showers should
develop throughout the day from
northwest to southeast. We'll be warm
ahead of the front, with highs reaching
the low and mid 70s. A stray
thunderstorm is also possible during
the afternoon. Friday will be breezy at
times. Showers continue Friday night
with lows cooler in the low and mid
40s. High pressure will drive in much
cooler and drier air Saturday. In fact,
after showers Friday night, we'll
likely become mostly sunny Saturday.
Highs are forecast around the mid 50s!
The Highlands may actually stay in the
40s - much cooler! Clouds will make an
attempt to move in from the west
Sunday; and a few light showers may
also form just to the west of Roanoke.
A "cool air wedge" will keep us below
normal with highs in the upper 40s and
a few lower 50s. Mainly cloudy skies
and a few showers will continue Monday
through Wednesday of next week with a
warming trend, as highs return to the
60s. For weather anytime turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>

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emitter of carbon dioxide. Today on
Beyond the Forecast, Meteorologist
Brent Watts shows how one person CAN
make a difference in fighting
pollution. And how you can put it to
the test this weekend.

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Imagine how much we could
conserve if we turned the light switch
off for one our. You'll get your chance
this Saturday night at a worldwide
conservation initiative called

EarthHour.

((JOHN GOSS: Roanoke Dark Sky
Initiative: This is a worldwide event
that happened in Sydney Australia last
year. It's being expanded
internationally this year in places
like Canada, The United States and
Japan.

Just turn off your light switches
that are unneeded, appliances that are
unneeded. Be sure to turn off the
standy switches on your appliances. ))

Last year 2.2 million people
participated. This year, the number
should be even higher. So what
difference can your really make?

The average American generates about
7.8 million tons of C02 (a greenhouse
gas) per year. Thats the weight of 2
full size elephants.

Consider this...

Ten 100-watt light bulbs on for an hour
generate over a pound of CO2

Desktop Computer generates just under a
half a pound of CO2

Your 500 watt home Security system
0.69 lbs CO2

And get this, cooke dinner in your oven
for one hour and you've put nearly 7
lbs of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.

CG2 13400 You can see the Tar Heels and
Cougars tonight on your Hometown
Station W-D-B-J-7. that game will
tip-off a little before 7:30 and be
followed by Louisville and Tennessee,
which should get underway a little
before 10 o'clock.

TAKE CG2 13401 Fret not West Virginia Fans we
will have the Mountaineers and Xavier
on My Network T-V that game will tip
off a little after o'clock. That will
be followed by Western Kentucky which
is one of two 12 seeds left in the

tournament taking on Top seeded
U-C-L-A.

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GRAPHIC= Coming up at the Top of the Hour

we will hear from Greg Biffle on the
importance of qualfiying at
Martinsville and what kinda pressure
Stacey Compton will be under in the
Truck Race. We'll see you then
everybody, Jean Jadhon is coming right
back to wrap up News 7 at 5.